Posts Tagged ‘ blogs ’

Personal Life Media Debuts Podcast Widget

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Podcast Distribution, Podcasting

Lifestyle podcast and blog network Personal Life Media today unveiled a new audio player widget for distributing multiple podcast RSS feeds. The customizable widget, in turn, can be added to a user’s social network profile, blog or personal webpage.
The player is free and can be customized to match any web page or blog as well [...]



Podcasting In China

Jun 30th, 2008 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: General

As mainstream media promotes itself to new heights (depths?) over the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and with the International Olympic Committee raising hackles with its severe restrictions on blogging, podcasting and new media, it seemed like a good time to look at citizen media efforts coming from China itself. This week’s edition of [...]



The Blog Council Formed To Help Corporations Figure Out That Internet Thing

Dec 7th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Corporate Podcasts, New Media Organizations

The Blog Council, an organization formed to “identify and promote best practices in corporate blogging”, officially launched today. The Council is intended to be a tool for companies to share tactics, offer advice based on past experience and develop standards.
Founding members include:

AccuQuote
Cisco Systems
The Coca-Cola Company
Dell
Gemstar-TV Guide
General Motors
Kaiser Permanente
Microsoft
Nokia
SAP
Wells Fargo

“Major corporations use blogs differently while abiding [...]



Liveblog: Mark Cuban Closing Keynote at BlogWorld Expo

Nov 9th, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Events

Liveblog of Mark Cuban’s Closing Keynote at BlogWorld:
My experience on “dancing w stars” is a lot like blogging — people I don’t know come up and feel free to tell me their opinions.
I started my blog in 2004, after doing an interview for Dallas Morning News about Mavericks, half a dozen questions with half a [...]



“Dog Blog” Encourages Happy Dogs, Responsible Humans on the Lancashire Moors

Mar 12th, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: General

Specifically for Lancashire (UK) dog owners, the 25-minute “Paws on the Moors” audio play follows the adventures of six dogs on the moors through their fictitious blog.¬† (PodcastingNews cannot resist a story that lets us say something catchy like “Dog Blog.”¬† Try typing that three times, really quickly: dog blog, dog blog, dog blog…).
The podcast [...]



Are Podcasts a Waste of Time?

Jun 26th, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Commentary

Peter Davis, via Scoble, asks “Why listen to a podcast when you can get ten times the content when you read?”
Davis questions the growing popularity of podcasts. “This is an inefficient means of receiving information. In the time I can listen to an average podcast, I could have caught up on my 50 favorite blogs, [...]



MyChingo Intros Free Audio Comment System for Sites

Jun 21st, 2006 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcasting Services

Mobasoft has introduced a free version of its MyChingo audio comment system that will record up to two minutes of audio. MyChingo provides an audio comment system to bloggers and podcasters without requiring them to download software or purchase expensive equipment.“We’ve seen how much added value the audio comment system has created for our members,” [...]